Statement by Mr. Morten Hovda

On the occasion of the

10^th Nobel Peace Laureates World Summit

(Berlin, 9-11 November 2009)

Ladies and Gentlemen,

The ILO Director-General Mr Juan Somavia was very much hoping to be here, but as you may know this summit falls during the period when the ILO’s Governing Body is in session and institutional demands require him to remain in Geneva.

Morten Hovda, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Member of the Office of the Director-General. International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva

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The Permanent Secretariat of Nobel Peace Laureates Summits derives from a new and more broadly based collaboration between the International Gorbachev Foundation and the City of Rome for realizing the World Summits of Nobel Peace Laureates. The Permanent Secretariat, based in Rome, is a non-profit association without political aims.
As well as organizing the tasks of the Summit, the Secretariat monitors the activities of Nobel Peace Laureates, while promoting the adoption of the "Charter for a world without violence" and supporting the work of the Nobel, who participate in the annual Summits at Rome, as mediators in various conflicts around the world (Article 3 of the Statute).